If you’ve been to visit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in the past few years you’ve met our little green turtle, “Valor.” You may remember his story. He was admitted with oozing wounds from a chemical burn. He recovered nicely under our care and things were looking good for a release. But Valor developed a buoyancy problem. He couldn’t get to and remain...
From paddle board yoga to movies in the park, there's so much to do in Pender County. Click here for this week's events.
For the latest tourism news and calendar dates, click here.
Tourism-related businesses in the Pender County region - including the surrounding counties - will have an opportunity to work with Visit North Carolina staff to learn about its research, development and marketing services, and discuss best practices in reaching travelers, the media and increasing tourism visitation and spending. Visit North Carolina's Tourism Resource Assistance Center (TRAC), a community-based...
Visitor spending increased in Pender County in 2015. Visit North Carolina announced today that domestic visitors to and within Pender County spent $92.34 million in 2015, an increase of 3 percent from 2014. “Tourism is an important portion of our local economy,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County’s tourism director. In Pender County, according to the 2015 County Economic Impact numbers, 820 jobs...
